The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-24
AN EXCESS OF BOREDOM.
4 Millionaire Tired of Life Finds . Neu
Kind of Amusement


A famous millionaire sat on the edge of
. table in the Casino at Newport one
night and stared at his boots in dismay.
.'Yawr' he yawned, in an excess Of
boredom, as he raised his eyebrows and
rammed his hands deep into his pockets,
s'It's slow; monstrotIsly Slow
Apparently it was. One or two men
in faultless attire smoked near a window.
Others sprawled in langIIid desperation in
the deep armchairs. and am eminent
stock Spectator added drowsiness to it all
by snoring with subtle but penetrating
regularity in the corner. 1t was a suitry
night, and the negro walters nopped
their black faces as they whispered to-
gether in the corridor. The ennuied mil
lionaire coulI almost hear the tapping of
the water in the harbor against the sides
of his beautiful steam yacht, His horses
moved uneslsily in the heat without AMI
ratified the big pole chain impatiently.
1t was nearly midnight in the queen of
American watering Places, and nothing
was going on! The millionaire kicked
his heels pecvisiily against the table and
motioIIed to one OF tine walters. They
all scrambled forward III such haste that
the oldest one slipped and almost fcil.
The great man smiled, whercat q wave of
-
but one retired with teeth in full review
Who is unhappy when a millionaire
smiles?
lis the champagne well ice,!:'' asked
the man of means. good natures!ly.
1T is indeed, sab. De las bot lie WIZ
froze dead herd"
Bring me some"
When the waiter poured il ont it was
SD cold that it drib:'lci slowly into the
glass and s..;lt up n milk white mist al
most as thick "a the foam that raced
to the top of the glass, while the dew
gathered in Leads on the bottle The
millionaire smiled gently as he g;ized ut
the champagne. and then lie glanced 1t
the painting waiter.
Would you ike to shivcr. Thomas:''
he asked solemniy.
s.Mc. sllI?'' said the waiter with n
clluci.Ie. .'Dcrc amt not in in dis heah
wuld ud make ME siiivah t'nisht, s;ih-
no II 'decdy."
..Oh, yes, there is.
..Squse me, sab, but I'm. r0;ls.in', I
am, N l dom b'lieve I'll evaiI lie col
again"
IN make you slliver in two minutes
by the watch or III give you go.
Go ahead. sah.'
DlOIc lIt iitlAl4tliistt'| tbflA
the champagne bottle from the o.ber' 5
hand, turned it upside down, thrust il
calruly down the hack Of the darby :
neck and left it there. while the cham
payne dripped gently down the walters
spine. Then, watch in hand, ie waited,
while the loungers SAT- up and Tie walters
moved in from the corridors with tleir
eyes fairly starting from their heals.
Don you shivah, yo fool nicssah"'
said the foremost of them in hoarse
whisper to Thomas. Fly do I'll I'll
kick yo' head often y body, shuh. Y
got Il chance ter pay me dem sewing dol
lahs now, an if y miss it III lam "
will fer a fac
Meanwhile the writer stool there with
pursed lips, staring eyes and c!enchcd
fists. His head was bent forward and h.s
legs spread apart, while his breath came
in mighty snorts. The Ioungers were
crowding around with their watches in
their hands making bets rapidly while the
time wore slowly away. Presently the
millionaire shouted:
Zone minute!'
s.Oh, Iordy," moaned Thomas in a
| voice like the sorrowftil roar of a cavern
| by the sea, Pm a-goin', I'm a-Soin.'
.'Remember dem sewing dollahsi'
There was an awful hush the sound oi
| the grinding of African teeth. wild
IIuh-wu-whoOoo." followed by helpless
| ciiattering. and Thomas stool shaking
like am aspen leaf, with one eye turned
| appealingly ON the seven dollar man. while
the other sought the face of the million
| aire. One after another the walters IS.
| sayed the test, and for two hours the
| Casino was the liveliest spot in America
| Then the famous millionaire climbed con-
| tcntc,ily to the scat of his cart ami muir,
| INJURED - H. drove home in the moon.
| light: 1t wasn't SO ronstroIEiy slow
after all ''-Biakely Hall in New Yorb
| World.
4 KANSAS QUAIL HUNT.